Article for 2011 Jul 07

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You may have heard of the amusing tongue-twister “How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?” (A woodchuck is like a squirrel.) I’ve composed some similar questions:

1. How many cooks could a cool cuckoo cool if a cool cuckoo could cool cooks?
2. Ditto dough did Dido owe if Dido did owe dough? (“Dido” is actually pronounced like “die-doe”.)
3. How many shoulders should soldiers solder if soldiers should solder shoulders?
4. How many cells must mussels sell if mussels must sell cells?
5. For how much fish may a monkfish fish if a monkfish may fish for fish?
6. How much wood would a woodlouse lose if a woodlouse would like wood?
7. How many wills will Wilbur burn if Wilbur will burn wills?
8. How much mitosis might mites assess if mites might assess mitosis?
9. How low will a willow go if a willow will go low?
10. How many cans can cancer answer if cans can answer cancer?
11. How many setts have avocets set if avocets have setts set?
12. How much dung can Duncan can if Duncan can can dung?
    and my favourite,
13. How many cans can a candle dull if a candle can do the can-can?

The answer to that last question? Quinze!